Palm Sunday, and today's sermon was about l"Living a Life of Celebration". I have said it before, but the thing about preaching is that it forces you to address those issues in your own life. It is an ongoing check and balance for my spiritual life.
Today it was all about "Laugh, Love & Live" Regardless of our situation living lives of celebration. Here is the outline of today's sermon.
Laugh
God created us to laugh, to feel and express joy.
Laughter heals "A cheerful heart is good medicine" Proverbs 15:15
Laughter breaks down walls and unites hearts. "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter" Job 8:21
Love
Love grows out of our relationship with God. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind" Matthew 22:37
Out of that grows our love for other people. "Let us love one another, for loves comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God." 1 John 4:7
Live
We need to live for Christ
We need to live like we believe in the promises of God
We need to live for other people.
We need to live lavishly.
"Live a life of love, just as Christ loved us" Ephesians 5:2
How would we be different if we lived lives of celebration? Lives that truly celebrated our freedom in Christ? It would be a powerful thing ... a life changing thing both for us and the people around us.
I think it is time for the party to start.
Just Connie
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